Exyn Technologies Extends ExynAI Autonomy to CHCNAV’s X500 Drone, Expanding Its Third-Party Robotics Ecosystem
Integration delivers nearly 30 minutes of autonomous flight in GPS-denied environments and advances Exyn’s hardware-agnostic strategy to expand ExynAI across a growing range of aerial and ground platforms
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Exyn Technologies (“Exyn” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: EXYN, EXYNW), a leader in autonomous mapping and AI-powered navigation for complex, GPS-denied environments, today announced the integration of its Exyn Nexys autonomous mapping platform with the CHCNAV X500 (“X500”) professional unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) — the newest addition to Exyn’s growing ecosystem of supported robotic platforms.
The combined system delivers nearly 30 minutes of autonomous flight, enabling customers to cover larger areas and run longer missions in environments where GPS is unavailable and no prior map exists — underground mines, tunnels, industrial plants and large enclosed structures — without continuous pilot control.
The integration reflects Exyn’s hardware-agnostic approach to autonomy. Rather than requiring customers to adopt a single proprietary aircraft, ExynAI and the Nexys modular payload are designed to extend autonomous mapping across multiple aerial and ground platforms, allowing organizations to select the hardware best suited to the mission — and allowing Exyn to reach new customers without designing, building or supporting aircraft of its own.
“Customers should not have to choose their autonomy software based on a single piece of hardware,” said Ben Williams, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Exyn Technologies. “Our strategy is to make ExynAI available across a growing ecosystem of trusted robotic platforms, and the X500 is a strong example of that approach. Pairing Nexys with an aircraft capable of more than 30 minutes of autonomous flight gives customers greater flexibility and significantly more time to capture the data they need on every mission.”
Longer Flights, More Data Captured Per Mission
The CHCNAV X500 is engineered for high payload capacity and endurance; when equipped with Nexys, the X500 becomes an autonomous reality capture platform capable of navigating and mapping complex environments without GPS or prior maps. ExynAI’s onboard perception and decision-making allow the integrated system to plan its own paths, avoid obstacles and adapt to changing conditions while capturing high-fidelity 3D data in real time.
With close to 30 minutes of autonomous flight in the integrated configuration, the X500 + Nexys system delivers substantially longer mission duration for applications including underground mapping, industrial inspection, infrastructure surveying, facility digitization and the mapping of large or difficult-to-access environments — more coverage per flight, fewer battery swaps, and less reliance on manual piloting.
Building an Autonomy Layer for a Growing Robotics Ecosystem
Nexys is designed as a modular system that can move between deployment platforms, while ExynAI provides the underlying mapping, localization, navigation and autonomy capabilities. By expanding compatibility across robotic platforms, Exyn intends to give customers the flexibility to deploy the Company’s technology on the aircraft or ground system that best matches the mission.
The integration also supports Exyn’s longer-term strategy of expanding software, SDK, API and OEM opportunities, enabling ExynAI to be incorporated into a broader range of robotic platforms rather than being tied to a single hardware system.
“We believe the long-term opportunity for ExynAI extends well beyond any single drone or robot,” added Williams. “The future of robotics will not be defined by one aircraft or one ground vehicle. As we expand compatibility across third-party platforms, we broaden the range of customers and missions our technology can serve and position ExynAI as the autonomy layer for a growing robotics ecosystem.”
Applications Across Mining, Infrastructure and Industrial Markets
The X500 + Nexys integration is designed to support customers across mining, surveying, industrial inspection, infrastructure and other complex operating environments. By combining extended flight endurance with autonomous GPS-denied navigation and high-fidelity 3D mapping, the system enables organizations to capture more data in a single mission while reducing reliance on manual piloting — and sending fewer people into hazardous spaces.
The integration expands Exyn’s portfolio of supported aerial and ground platforms as the Company continues its strategy of making ExynAI available across a broader robotics ecosystem.
The X500 + Nexys configuration is available to order now through Exyn and its authorized partners.
About Exyn Technologies
Exyn Technologies (NASDAQ: EXYN, EXYNW) is a leader in autonomous mapping and AI-powered navigation for complex, GPS-denied environments. Powered by ExynAI, the Company’s technology enables aerial and ground robotic systems to autonomously navigate, map and collect high-fidelity spatial data without GPS, prior maps or continuous operator control. Exyn serves customers across mining, infrastructure, manufacturing, construction, geospatial, government and defense markets. For more information, visit www.exyn.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this press release are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the capabilities, performance, availability, timing and anticipated benefits of the ExynAI-powered Nexys platform and its integration with the CHCNAV X500; the potential applications and commercial opportunities for the integrated platform across mining, infrastructure, surveying, industrial and other markets; the potential for additional sensor or payload integrations with CHCNAV; the Company’s ability to expand ExynAI across additional third-party aerial and ground robotic platforms; the potential expansion of the Company’s addressable market; customer and partner adoption of ExynAI; and the Company’s strategy to expand software, SDK, API and OEM integration opportunities and position ExynAI across a broader robotics ecosystem.
These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, projections, assumptions and beliefs of the Company’s management. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and to raise substantial additional funds in the future; Exyn’s ability to successfully integrate, commercialize and deploy ExynAI, Nexys and other autonomy solutions across third-party platforms; customer and partner adoption of autonomous robotics and 3D mapping solutions; the Company’s ability to develop and expand software, SDK, API and OEM relationships; industrial, government and defense customer purchasing decisions; competition, technological change, supply chain, manufacturing, regulatory, export-control and government-contracting risks; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
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